At least two people have died and four have gone missing this Tuesday in a fire declared at a construction site in Brussels (Belgium). This has been confirmed by the Labor Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating the case. It is believed that the missing may be in an elevator of the building, which firefighters are trying to access.

A federal judge in New York has ordered this Wednesday to publish a suicide note allegedly written by the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and found by his cellmate in the cell where he died under federal custody in 2019, while awaiting trial for sex trafficking offenses. The evidence has remained under seal since then, alongside the emergence of multiple theories about the veracity of his suicide.

The indefinite truce between Iran and the United States, announced on Tuesday by President Donald Trump, remains fragile after the capture of at least five ships since then in the region, three intercepted by Tehran and two by Washington. The naval blockade imposed by the Pentagon on Iranian ports, which overlaps with the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by the Revolutionary Guard, is making a second round of peace talks impossible, as the Iranian regime considers it an “act of war” that violates the terms of the agreement. Financial markets breathed a sigh of relief when Trump extended the ceasefire just hours before it expired, but have stabilized, cautious because peace still seems distant.

When Mark Carney entered the European Parliament today, he was received like a rock star. MEPs crowded the front rows of the chamber to shake his hand and take a selfie with him. The enthusiasm was justified: the Prime Minister of Canada is the man of the moment. He has become the beacon for those seeking an alternative to the cruel and ruleless world promoted by Donald Trump.